Kill Devil Hills, NC

People shield themselves from blowing sand and rain as they look over the beach during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today.

People shield themselves from blowing sand and rain as they look over the beach during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today. (Getty Images)

People shield themselves from blowing sand and rain as they look over the beach during Hurricane Irene in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today.Getty Images